Posted March, 2008

I’ve been trying to get a few shots up from my and Matt’s trip up to Washington DC to Jeff Revell’s (of PhotoWalkPro.com fame) PhotoWalk in the trendy Adams/Morgan neighborhood in DC, but last week’s Lighting Gear Week threw my schedule for a loop. (That’s Jeff shown above, during the walk). I did way tooContinue…

I thought I’d post this as part of Lighting week, as I used a Westcott Spiderlite as my main light for this wine and cheese shot for my wife’s cookbook (she did the food styling for the shots you see above—click on them for a larger view). The shot on the left was taken withContinue…

Well, we’ve made it to Day 5, and we’re wrapping up with studio lighting for on-location shoots. Shooting on location has its own challenges: When you’re shooting on location, one of the biggest hurdles you may have to face is electrical power. Even indoors, you might not have access to an electrical outlet anywhere nearbyContinue…

Here’s a couple of quick Thursday Things: Taz Tally, one of the highest rated trainers at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo has just joined the Kelby Training Online Experience, and his first class with us went live today. It’s called, “Photoshop For Printing,” and this class is designed for people who will be printingContinue…

Yesterday we talked about my continuous lighting set-up, but today we’re moving onto pro-quality studio flash. Here’s the thing: I could spend the day talking about really low cost strobes, but when it comes to strobes, this is one area where buying the “good stuff” really pays off (I learned this the hard way). BackContinue…

Today we’re moving into the studio, and we’re starting with a lighting set-up that is ideal for: Product photography Portrait photography Studio photography of anything that doesn’t move a whole lot Anyone who wants to get into studio lighting, but is unsure, afraid, or uncomfortable with the whole studio lighting world. I’m going to giveContinue…